How common is the surname Buffum?

1,080 people in the United States had the surname Buffum in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 285,875 Americans. It ranked 23,515th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Buffum?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Buffum identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Is the surname Buffum getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,114 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,080 in 2010, down 3.1%.

The surname Buffum

A surname, carried by 1,080 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B150

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Buffum is more common than 85.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,080 people named Buffum in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 285,875 Americans. That is down 3.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,114.

#23,515

rank among US surnames

1,080

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-3.1%

change since 2000 (was #21,776)

Who is named Buffum

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

95% of people named Buffum identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Two or more races 1.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.1%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Questions

How common is the surname Buffum?: 1,080 people in the United States had the surname Buffum in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 285,875 Americans. It ranked 23,515th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Buffum?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Buffum identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Is the surname Buffum getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,114 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,080 in 2010, down 3.1%.